a few weeks ago when country style pork ribs were on sale for .99 i bought around 12 pounds and froze 1/2 of it. i definately do this when chicken breast is at .99, right now we have whole chicken for .79 and pork butts for .99 - just wondering who else stacks 'em deep?
when the meat is cheap do you stack it deep?
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Guilty. Meijers puts their boston butts on sale for $1 a pound every 3-4 weeks. I always grab a few and freeze em. They put ribs on sale frequently, always try to keep several racks available. A friend of mine works near a Kroger grocery store. They have a section they put marked down meat in. We call it the used meat display. He checks it everyday and has picked up chickens, butts and a few ribs for me. Of course I smoke some of it and give it to him as payback.
We do it.
But we also do with stuff in season like berries, etc.
But we also do with stuff in season like berries, etc.
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Don't garden (allways hated it personally, but the wife sued to have a garden) or hunt anymore, so stockpiling supermarket meat's the only reason to continue keeping a deepfreeze running in the utility room.
Thought I got a pretty good deal on ribeye and porterhouse steaks the other day at $6.99/lb.
Bob
Thought I got a pretty good deal on ribeye and porterhouse steaks the other day at $6.99/lb.
Bob
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You should have sued her too!
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When it's about stockpilling meat's I allways forgive everything!
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Speaking of stockpiling we are still having smoothies from last year's frozen fruit. Keeps as well as Moriarty's rhumpot without the drunken stupor.
Meat is about a 3 month limit for us. The chest freezer in the garage is the ticket. Although when I hit the fish jackpot it still was darn good after six months.
Meat is about a 3 month limit for us. The chest freezer in the garage is the ticket. Although when I hit the fish jackpot it still was darn good after six months.
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How's that rumpot coming? Mine's always running on empty!
My uncle was (still is, I guess -- unless he recently bit the big one unbeknownst to me) an avid angler. He took me to the lake fishing perch, bass, and pike when I was little. He had two giant freezers in the basement, filled with fish. A ton of solid fish.
We're only two people here, so we don't stockpile much frozen stuff. Imagine you go on vacation for two weeks and in the meantime the power goes out for a week. By the time you come back all that spoiled meat is once again frozen. Let the kids try dinner first.
My uncle was (still is, I guess -- unless he recently bit the big one unbeknownst to me) an avid angler. He took me to the lake fishing perch, bass, and pike when I was little. He had two giant freezers in the basement, filled with fish. A ton of solid fish.
We're only two people here, so we don't stockpile much frozen stuff. Imagine you go on vacation for two weeks and in the meantime the power goes out for a week. By the time you come back all that spoiled meat is once again frozen. Let the kids try dinner first.
I used to deer hunt and I have a friend that operates a farm, I used to get an entire side of beef from him every year. Now I'm married and my wife doesn't see the fun in that. She buys fresh meat every few days.
We stockpile bugger all. You tend to forget what's there. We agreed the missus will go to the farmers market tomorrow as I to change spark plugs. A few years back she couln't be trusted to do the 'right thing' and would buy supermarket junk. She now knows better
Maybe when I buy a house, with a nice chest freezer.
Right now we have the smaller than normal fridge, with the mini freezer..
Right now we have the smaller than normal fridge, with the mini freezer..
I can imagine that, but I can't imagine not knowing about it!
Actually our power was out for 7 days last winter (December) - remember me whining? Anyway the freezer was good - we didn't even open the thing until I got the loaner generator hooked up (day 3 or 4) and the stuff was rock frozen. I imagine in the summer, in the garage would be a hugely different stinking story.
We don't generally stockpile much meat in the freezer, but we do stock up on fresh fruits and berries when they're in season. Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, peaches, etc.
Like Pablo, we're still making smoothies and other things from last year's fruit.
The wife just made an excellent berry trifle last week. One of my favorite desserts!
Like Pablo, we're still making smoothies and other things from last year's fruit.
The wife just made an excellent berry trifle last week. One of my favorite desserts!
In this area everyone freezes fish in ziplocks filled completely full of water. Meat frozen into ice, there's no chance of freezer burn. Far as I know indefinite freezer life.
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yep my dad does this too, its the air that must cause the freezer burn.
Foodsaver type vacuum sealers are worth their weight in gold.We use ours all the time for both uncooked and cooked food.
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